The 2% Club – Not a Typo!
The 2% Club – Not a Typo!
Welcome to our Christmas special of Tea Break Coach — complete with jumpers, decorations, and a glass of mulled wine
In this short episode, we explore the 2% Club: the small group of leaders who naturally combine high trust with strong challenge to elevate people and performance. Drawing on real-world leadership experience and fascinating insights from psychology and evolution, this video offers a fresh perspective on what truly makes great leadership work.
Whether you’re leading a team or developing yourself, this festive reflection may just shift how you think about trust, feedback, and growth.
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail..
New Year’s resolutions get a bad reputation, but the problem isn’t the goals themselves — it’s how we set and follow through on them. This post shares simple, proven ways to turn good intentions into achievable actions.
SMART Goals for Managers
Clear goals drive better performance. In this Tea Break Coach, we break down SMART goals and show how managers can use them to create clarity, focus, and results.
The ‘Long Pole’ Approach
Ever wondered what a “long pole” has to do with leading a team for the first time? In this week’s Tea Break Coach video, we introduce a simple but powerful metaphor that helps new managers understand where their real limits—and opportunities—lie. It’s one of those ideas we nearly renamed… but it stuck, because it works.
